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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025
Sam Curran was handed the man-of-the match award for his heroic 83-ball 95 not out in a lost cause, while England opener Jonny Bairstow got the man-of-the-series award.
The triumph over the No.1-ranked visitors augurs well for the Men in Blue ahead of the T20 World Cup to be held in India later this year.
The 30-year-old, who is recuperating at Bangalore's National Cricket Academy, will complete his rehab next month.
Sunrisers comfortably beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets on Thursday night on a track where run-scoring was difficult and suited the visiting team's bowlers even more.
With several contests in the league going to the final over or the last delivery for a conclusion, every team comprises one or more death-over specialists.
In the worst case scenario, if Bhuvneshwar is ruled out of the tournament, India's back-up pacer Khaleel Ahmed is travelling with the team.
India's next three games are against Afghanistan (June 22), West Indies (June 27) and England (June 30).
Bhuvneshwar has currently not been named in the 18-member squad for the first three Tests 'as his condition is being assessed by the BCCI medical team'.
Senior pacer Mohammed Shami has been dropped from the squad after giving away 81 and 59 runs in the two games.
Bhuvneshwar sustained the injury while bowling the 19th over of Chennai Super Kings' innings during their October 2 clash here and hobbled out of the field after just one delivery.
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